Go and Complexity Go and Complexity -- part 2: part 2: organisational strategies, organisational strategies,

communication and communication and collaborationcollaboration

Helen HasanHelen HasanInformation SystemsInformation Systems

University of WollongongUniversity of Wollongong

Valuing/leveraging complexity Valuing/leveraging complexity

Most organisational learning and Most organisational learning and innovation takes places through innovation takes places through collaboration in small group settings.collaboration in small group settings.Team building programs Team building programs incorporating the playing of incorporating the playing of Go*Team has proved eminently Go*Team has proved eminently suitable to develop the capability to suitable to develop the capability to deal with complexity in the deal with complexity in the workplaceworkplace

Go and Go*TeamGo and Go*TeamGo teaches about strategy in complex Go teaches about strategy in complex contextscontextsPlay is a great environment for Play is a great environment for exploring and learning with safe failexploring and learning with safe failGo*team uses play for social learning Go*team uses play for social learning in complex team settingsin complex team settings

Go*Team BasicsGo*Team BasicsGo*Team is an online team version of Go*Team is an online team version of Go designed to simulate a modern teamGo designed to simulate a modern team--work environment. work environment. Go*Team is designed to embed its Go*Team is designed to embed its players in an environment that involvesplayers in an environment that involves–– cooperation and coordination, cooperation and coordination, –– conflict and competition, conflict and competition, –– uncertainty, complexity uncertainty, complexity –– timely and appropriate decision making.timely and appropriate decision making.

Go*Team RulesGo*Team Rules

Teams playing Go*Team no longer Teams playing Go*Team no longer have to take turns; a teamhave to take turns; a team’’s next turn s next turn can be taken after a can be taken after a ““relaxation timerelaxation time””when one team member can playwhen one team member can playPlayers on the same team make use of Players on the same team make use of modern communication tools such as modern communication tools such as chat rooms to effect the cooperation chat rooms to effect the cooperation and coordination they need. and coordination they need. The client screens for each player The client screens for each player show only a partial view of the board. show only a partial view of the board.

A playerA player’’s client screen and chats client screen and chat

The host/server has a complete view of all the stones placed.

Each player has their own view of the board in which they only see their own stones and the stones of opposition players that are closest to them.

Players may use markers to improve their situational awareness in the game. Team members must communicate their moves and observed changes to their view of the board

Go*Team ClipGo*Team Clip

Things to ponderThings to ponderElements of Complexity Theory can Elements of Complexity Theory can be applied to selfbe applied to self--directed teams: directed teams: attracters, boundaries , emergenceattracters, boundaries , emergenceWays of encouraging these elements Ways of encouraging these elements for strategic innovation in the for strategic innovation in the workplaceworkplaceAppreciating the value of play in Appreciating the value of play in exploring the complex domainexploring the complex domain

Something to doSomething to doPlay go in teamsPlay go in teamsReflect on the difference to playing Reflect on the difference to playing as an individualas an individual